Detainees at Gitmo can learn “Pashtu to English” or “Arabic to English.” They can also take “Art Classes in Camp 6,” a $37-million facility that has outdoor recreation areas.

The prison offers other programs for the terrorist prisoners, including “The Social Program” and “The Intellectual Stimulation Program.”

“The Social Program includes communal living, recreation and sports, communal meals and prayers, family phone calls and mail,” the Joint Task Force says. The prison also upgraded itself with a $750,000 soccer field for the detainees, last year.

The detention camp, established in 2002 to hold captured terrorists in the War on Terror, also emphasizes its “cultural sensitivity” to the religion of Islam.

“Detainees have the opportunity to pray five times each day,” the Joint Task Force says. “Prayer times are posted for the detainees and arrows are painted on the ground in each cell and in communal areas so the detainees know the direction to Mecca.”

Department of Defense personnel at Gitmo also receive “cultural training to ensure they understand Islamic practices.”

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